Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-18
The GOLD BELT.

| ASAeys
| A pleasant ride or drive it is from,
HALEY to the Gold Belt. The road
winds through narrow, pretty valley
clad in waving grass and nodding
flowers, with high rolling mountains
on either side, and crystal brooks
scurrying through the fragrant mead
ows. No road that can be chosen
will give visitors a truer idea of the
beauty of this country.
Several parties visited the Belt yes
terday-one being composed of Mrs.
A. 8. Duniway, who will write up the
country for the Portland Oregonian;
Mr.. Huntsman, a photographer, who
took two views of the junction prop
erty; a TIMES reporter, out on an
occasional visit to the Belt; and the
wife and children of the editor OF the
TIMES. The trip was made to give
Mrs. Duniway an opportunity to per-
sonally see what is in many places
called "the newest gold field" and to
gather facts for a description of the
Belt for the Oregonian's readers.
Through the kindness of Superin.
tendent Taylor, of the Junction, the
party were first driven to that claim
and given an opportunity to soc what
has been done. Two months ago it
was, one might say; an untouched
prospect; but the company which
Mr.. Taylor organized in San Francis
CO last spring furnished means for its
| development, and it already promises
to be mine. The double compart
ment incline shaft, sunk on the ledge,
is down 70 feet, all the way in ore
running about $50 ton, and a tun.
| mel, run to give air, which became
foul in the shaft, showed the ledge to
be "A feet wide, with 40 feet addition.
al of ledge matter. The ore grows
richer as depth is attained, as is the
case with all other Gold Belt mines,
aud yesterday Mr.. Taylor took some
very promising rock from the bottom
of the shaft. Every days work adds
to his conviction that in another year
be will have mine to be proud of.
The photographer having taken
two views, the party were driven to
the Camas No. 2, where, through the
kindness of Superintendent Doniphan,
they were shown through the mill ana
watched the stamps drop. drop, drop
on the auriferous rock. Leaving the
mill, the party visited the mine, under
the guidance Of Foreman Bemis, and
spent some time in examining this
magnificent property. So much has
been written of it that there is little
left to add. The single statement of
of Foreman Bemis, that there are
now over FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
TONS of ore exposed on the various
levels of the mine, is sufficient to show
the extent Of the ore bodies. With
plenty of water to mill its ores, it
would not be exaggeration to say that
the Camas No. 2 promises to yield
millions; but at present a large part
of the gold is lost. One who sees the
muddy watter-and a very limited
supply at that-used over and over,
cannot doubt that the Gold Belt ores
must sooner or later be milled on
Wood River, at or near Haley.
The time of the party being about
exhausted, they returned to HALEY,
regretting that the Oregonian's cor
respondent had not been able to visit
Captain Gums mines and mill and
the Donovan properties; but she will
visit them, in all probability, before
leaving Wood River.
Another party, composed of DR.. J.
M. Merrell, of Granite Mountain, Mon.
tana, John Condron and James Black,
visited the Gold Belt yesterday, to al
low DR.. Merrell chance to look about,
DR.. Merrill, one of the owners of the
Granite Mountain mines, which be
states are paying 100000 a month
dividends, is astonished at the extent
of the Camas No. 2 ore-bodies, and
Expresses himself as most favorably
impressed with the Gold Belt and
Wood River generally. He is on
route to the Alton District, Salmon
river, where his company contemplate
some purchases, but is so we'll pleased
with what he has already seen here